Wen Nanxi still sighed softly, reaching out gently to smooth her hair.
"As long as everything's fine."
"Coming out with wet hair can easily catch a cold, wife, let's go back inside."
Wen Nanxi gently picked her up and carried her inside.
Su Muyao didn't expect Wen Nanxi to actively carry her at this moment.
She was completely caught off guard, reflexively reaching out to wrap her arms around his neck.
At this moment, holding Su Muyao, Wen Nanxi could smell the faint fragrance from her body.
Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye watched as Wen Nanxi unexpectedly embraced Su Muyao, revealing expressions of surprise.
Wen Nanxi appeared gentle and refined, but he wasn't easygoing.
Previously, Su Muyao had tried to get closer to Wen Nanxi, always without success.
Now, Wen Nanxi unexpectedly took the initiative to hold her.
Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye's expressions became complicated, then they followed into the courtyard, closing and locking the gate behind them.
At this moment, the Space System in Su Muyao's mind joyfully exclaimed, "Host, let him hold you more."
"If the host actively embraces him tightly and kisses him, perhaps you can unlock some permissions and drop some supplies!"
The Space System knew the Host needed space supplies now.
Su Muyao communicated with the Space System through her mind, "If I do that, he could probably throw me off."
"Host, Wen Nanxi holding you voluntarily indicates he doesn't dislike you, so be bold for the supplies."
"Think about all the supplies you're hoarding, so much."
Su Muyao was indeed tempted.
But she wasn't going to rush recklessly.
Since Wen Nanxi was actively embracing her, she decided it should be okay to hold on a bit longer!
Wen Nanxi naturally had no idea about Su Muyao's inner thoughts.
Wen Nanxi carried Su Muyao inside and placed her on the bed.
Su Muyao did not let go but continued to hold Wen Nanxi, thinking, "Space, unlock some permissions!"
Wen Nanxi looked at Su Muyao not letting go, lowered his head and looked at her gently, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Su Muyao pursed her lips, closed her eyes, and said bravely, "I'm a bit scared!"
Heaven knows, after saying this, she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
Upon hearing this, Wen Nanxi's heart softened, tightening his embrace slightly to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
"I won't let superpower beasts hurt you."
Having entered the room, Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye saw this scene.
Both felt an unexplainable surge of strange emotions in their hearts.
They couldn't help but focus their gaze on Su Muyao.
At this moment, Su Muyao's half-ruined face was obscured by Wen Nanxi's embrace, revealing only half a cheek.
Under the indoor lights, her icy skin appeared snow-like.
Perhaps because of the recent bath, there seemed to be an otherworldly aura to her.
Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye's eyes moved.
Previously, neither had observed her closely.
Just then, the Space System exclaimed excitedly, "Host, the space has just released some seasoning packs."
"Host can let go of Wen Nanxi now."
Hearing this, Su Muyao quickly emerged from Wen Nanxi's embrace.
"I'm... I'm alright now!"
She dared not meet Wen Nanxi's gaze, fearing he'd realize she saw him merely as a tool.
Wen Nanxi smiled gently, "Wife's hair is still wet; this way, you'll catch a cold."
Saying this, Wen Nanxi took out a clean cloth to dry Su Muyao's hair.
Hua Linye hesitated for a moment and then stepped forward, "I'll handle it."
As he spoke, Hua Linye activated his superpower, releasing a warm temperature from his palm, drying Su Muyao's hair.
Su Muyao was extremely surprised, finding it more effective than a hairdryer.
Yet, Su Muyao was more shocked that Hua Linye, who disliked her so much, would actively dry her hair.
According to memories of her former self, he had never done such a thing before.
As Hua Linye approached, he smelled a faint alluring fragrance, like comforting pheromones.
It was entirely different from how she smelled before.
Being a Fox Beast, his sensitivity to people's auras was exceptionally sharp.
He showed a suspicious expression, somewhat disbelieving.
But upon close sensing, the pheromone aura had changed.
Previously, her scent was dark and cold, off-putting, yet now it was warm like the sun.
He couldn't resist the desire to be near her.
Hua Linye's foxy eyes now revealed a strangely entranced look.
Hua Linye barely managed to control the fiery aura he released, a small flame flickering from his fingers.
"Watch out!"
Xiao Jihan directly extinguished the little flame with a stream of Ice Qi.
Hua Linye snapped back to reality, quickly apologizing, "Sorry!"
Su Muyao waved, "It's nothing, nothing."
She felt Hua Linye might resent her to the point of wanting to set her ablaze.
"Anyway, thank you for protecting me tonight."
She needed them now, so she tried to maintain good relations.
Wen Nanxi gently said, "Protecting you is our duty."
Su Muyao didn't believe such words.
Previously, when a mutated beast appeared at night, they hadn't responded quickly enough, allowing the beast to enter the courtyard.
At that time, the former self was so frightened she fell ill.
Though they didn't want her dead, they certainly had many means to torment her.
This time, they decisively dealt with the mutated beast, deserving acknowledgment.
"To express gratitude, I'll cook something delicious for you tomorrow."
"I'll make breakfast."
Hua Linye said, "Tomorrow I'll take care of the wife."
Tomorrow indeed was Hua Linye's turn to stay home and look after Su Muyao while Wen Nanxi and Xiao Jihan went out hunting.
Su Muyao actually wanted Wen Nanxi to stay home with her.
But she also felt that's indeed unfair.
Since hunting was rather dangerous.
Su Muyao suddenly thought of something, "What's going on with these mutated beasts?"
Living in the tribe turned out quite unsafe.
The former self would merely hide in fear when facing anything, knowing little about mutated beasts.
But she wasn't a delicate flower; she wasn't used to relying on others.
Right now, she was weak and had no choice, but as she grew stronger, she would hunt and kill these mutated beasts herself.
Wen Nanxi explained, "Wild beasts mutate into mutated beasts when invaded by a peculiar dark aura."
"Once a beast becomes a mutated beast, its power inexplicably increases and it instinctively attacks Beastmen."
"Usually, they only roam the forests and wouldn't venture into areas where Beastmen gather."
"But on the night of the full moon, they indiscriminately enter the tribe to attack Beastmen."
"Mutated beasts' meat is poisonous, and consuming it is fatal."
Wen Nanxi briefly described the situation of mutated beasts.
Su Muyao's expression grew serious, dark aura invasion?
"Is it known what kind of dark aura it is?"
Wen Nanxi whispered, "No one knows."
"The colder further north has more mutated beasts."
"So when Beastmen commit crimes, they're mostly exiled to the Beiluo Tribe here."
This place has many mutated beasts, allowing exiled Beastmen to conveniently hunt them.
Fate leaves them to fend for themselves.
Though the Beiluo Tribe appears to have many Beastmen, each year many Beastmen are injured or die here.